2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1400+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for weekly updates through the end of the tournament. Team Algeria may be leaving Lawrence, Kansas. But hopefully Lawrence isn’t leaving Team Algeria anytime soon. Because against all odds, the Desert Foxes…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (962+ words) The doors are open for Kansas City small businesses, city officials said Wednesday night from Union Station, welcoming locals and visitors near and far to a new, five-week marketplace in the iconic Grand Hall — timed to capture crowds from the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (916+ words) Starting June 1, people in the Kansas City metro area will have to pay to ride the bus after six years of free rides. Kansas City was the first major city in the country to eliminate fares in 2020. The free service…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1513+ words) The Kansas City Council is taking a big swing with this August’s ballot. Voters will be presented with five ballot questions, including four bond measures totaling $1.7 billion and a sales tax renewal that would fund economic development. Those five questions…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (306+ words) Visit KCK will host nine free Spanish and English-language watch parties featuring countries with strong cultural ties to Kansas City, Kansas, including Mexico, Argentina and Austria. Memorial Hall in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, will host the watch parties across eight…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1780+ words) In January 2025, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy got bad news from its charter school sponsor, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission. The Kansas City school — founded in 1999, named after a local minister and focused on "entrepreneurial leadership” — wasn’t being invited to…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (552+ words) Numerous landowners testified against the proposed line, arguing it would destroy prairie grasslands and interfere with ranching, farming and oil and gas operations....

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (944+ words) Historic Northeast Kansas City has undergone significant renovation featuring new shops and restaurants. But some small business owners don't think the city's promoting them — and World Cup visitors won't know they exist....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (952+ words) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the main property tax bill passed by the Kansas Legislature, meaning no substantial property tax reform was passed this session. Lawmakers have gone home for the year, so they can’t come back and override the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (807+ words) Kansas City has been working full throttle to prepare for the FIFA World Cup, which is less than two months away. KC2026, the group behind preparations for the games, has organized a transit plan with more bus routes, shuttle services and…...